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Tag Archives: focus
Back In The Saddle Again
I’ve been a bad, bad person. Not only have I been neglecting my blog, but I haven’t been getting a lot of writing done, either. I could lie and make up some excuse about how life has been busy (it … Continue reading
Writing Thursday: Advice for Aspiring/Perspiring Writers #3: Supernatural Forces Do Not Govern Your Writing
Since I seem to be on a roll with advice for aspiring/perspiring[1] writers, here’s my third entry, and I’ll admit up front that this one may be controversial: Supernatural forces do not govern your writing. So here’s the deal: Yes, … Continue reading
New Year, Old Project: The Cookbook Update
Hello, and Happy New Year, interwebs! I decided to take last week off from blogging–from the internet in general, actually–which is why there were no postings last week. I probably should have announced it in advance, but it was a … Continue reading
Posted in Cookery
Tagged cookbook project, cooking, editing and revising, filling the well, finishing what I started, focus, recipes
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NaNoWriMo, Week 2
It’s Week Two of that insanity known as National Novel Writing Month. (Wow, it looks weird to type it all out that way, instead of NaNoWriMo.) This time last year, I was singing the Week 2 Blues. Which is not … Continue reading
Weather Or Not; or, Let It Snow?
(Post-A-Day Challenge, Day 25) As I write this, the season’s first snow is falling outside my window. Sadly, it does not appear that we’ll get the 18″ some forecasters were predicting. I’m thinking we’ll be lucky to make 3″ by … Continue reading
Working Through The Rough Bits; or, What To Do When The Words Just Won’t Come Out
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) I’ve been plugging slowly, stolidly away on my current WIP, working title “Fairies Living At The Bottom Of The Garden.” But it’s going slowly. Very slowly. I know why it’s going slowly: … Continue reading
Decisions, Decisions; or How Do You Know When You’re Doing It Right?
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) I’m about 3/4 of the way finished with my second draft of the first volume of the “Daughters of August Winterbourne” series. And in the course of editing, I’ve had to make … Continue reading
Dealing With Distractions; or, Of Course I Can Write With A Video Of Goats Singing ‘The Blue Danube Waltz’ Playing In The Background!
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) Sometimes, it’s just hard to focus on writing. Whether we like it or not, Real Life™ can raise its ugly head when we least expect it. And at least for those of … Continue reading
In The Home Stretch; or Are We There Yet?
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) (I know, I know. This is actually last Thursday’s posting, running a little late again. I’ll try to do tomorrow’s on time…) So here I am, closing in on the end … Continue reading
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Tagged craft, finishing what I started, focus, goals, inner editor
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NaNoWriMo Week 3; or Now That We’re Properly Warmed Up…
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) Lots of ups and downs this week. A good day of writing on Sunday, followed by a bout of stomach flu/food poisoning on Monday (which also yielded a higher-than-average word count, thanks … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Week 2; or, I’ve Got The Week Two Blues
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) Hello from Week Two of NaNoWriMo. This week, things are going along less swimmingly than last. I was nearly two days ahead on my word count; now, if I don’t get 1,500 … Continue reading
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Tagged editing and revising, finding time to write, focus, NaNoWriMo
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Stay On Target; or, Did I Set The Bar Too Low?
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) Okay, first things first: If there’s anyone on the face of the planet who hasn’t yet seen the pictures (hard to believe because I’ve been babbling about it all over the place), … Continue reading
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Tagged a place for my stuff, finding time to write, focus, goals, procrastination
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Edit Head vs. Writer Head; or, Shifting Gears
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) One thing that I’ve discovered about myself is that it’s very difficult for me to be editing one piece while writing another. I think it’s because when I’m writing, I have to … Continue reading
Maintaining Focus; or … Oooh! Shiny!
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) This time of year is hard on our inner seven-year-olds. So many distractions, so many things we could be doing, along with the things we should be doing, and there’s never … Continue reading
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